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WASHINGTON, D.C. ¬¬¬- April 26, 2011 - Gallaudet University unveiled specifics on its newest campus development at a groundbreaking ceremony today featuring remarks by Gallaudet President T. Alan Hurwitz, District of Columbia Ward 5 Advisory Neighborhood Commission Chair Bill Shelton, and Washington Post columnist Roger...

Washington, D.C. [June 8, 2011] - Visual Attention and Deafness, a research brief published by the Gallaudet University's Visual Language and Visual Learning Science of Learning Center (VL2) and authored by Elizabeth Hirshorn,* shows that people who are deaf develop enhanced selective visual attention in...

Washington, D.C. [July 19, 2011] Today, Gallaudet University President T. Alan Hurwitz addressed attendees of the XVI World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) in Durban, South Africa about one of the most contested issues in the history of deaf and hard...

Junior wide receiver Ryne Worsham (Chicago, Ill.) was named to the D3football.com Team of the Week following Gallaudet University's season opener, honoring him as one of the nation's top performers in NCAA Division III football last week. This marks the first time in program history...

In front of a packed field house, Gallaudet University President T. Alan Hurwitz today delivered his first presentation to the campus community for the 2011-2012 academic year entitled "Shared Dreams of What We Can Become." In his remarks, Hurwitz spoke separately to students, faculty, and...

Gallaudet University senior offensive lineman Caleb Hinton (Knoxville, Tenn.) was selected as one of the best and brightest from the college gridiron as announced by The National Football Foundation (NFF) and College Hall of Fame on Thursday. Hinton is one of 127 candidates honored from...

On October 25, 2011, the Gallaudet University Museum opened an exhibition, "Making a Difference: Deaf Peace Corps Volunteers," which highlights the work of Peace Corps volunteers who are deaf or hard of hearing, many of whom are Gallaudet University alumni. Thirty-four deaf volunteers who have...

Gallaudet University premiered a new recruitment campaign February 21 in limited markets during the cable television broadcast of the hit ABC Family show, “Switched at Birth,” which features several prominent deaf and hard of hearing characters. The campaign features a 30-second advertisement promoting several upcoming...

Washington, D.C. -- March 12, 2012 -- Gallaudet University today announced it is introducing a Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) degree program to begin in the Fall 2012 semester. Established in 1864, Gallaudet University is the world's only accredited liberal arts university for deaf and...

Nearly a dozen foreign journalists visited Gallaudet University March 27 as part of an on-the-record media tour coordinated by Gallaudet University's Office of Communications and Public Relations and the U.S. Department of State Foreign Press Center. The Foreign Press Center provides support for 1,700 international...